Overview

• The twin-engine Cessna 441 departed Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at about 7 a.m. on Sunday and crashed in a wooded area two miles east of the runway seven minutes after takeoff while en route to Bozeman, Montana.
• First responders—led by Howland Township Fire Department alongside Youngstown Air Reserve, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Trumbull County Hazmat units—reached the remote site through a neighbor’s backyard due to difficult terrain.
• NTSB personnel arrived Sunday evening to recover wreckage and flight data recorders, with FAA officials assisting in the formal investigation that follows standard protocols for small-aircraft incidents.
• Western Reserve Port Authority Executive Director Anthony Trevena said victims’ names and identities remain withheld to give families privacy and time to grieve.
• Local aviation operators have lamented the loss of veteran crew members and passengers, with community leaders praising them as “the best of the best” and offering support to grieving families.